Keyless lock



J. RECKER Nov. 18, 1930.

KEYLESS LOCK Filed Jan. 23, 1928 mu 3 n-mm VENTOR ATTORNEY 40 i a plane t a ri ht gl t Fi 3, on slots 2O andQO these discs having a notch kd 1930 I l my; Q I

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i i I i l 7 JOHN nnoKER, or NEWARK, ,1 Jansen! i: I v i .Applieation filed January 23, 1928. smarm; 94.? i v o This invention relatesto locks of the key- In the dra'wing,thenumeral 1O designates less or dial actuated type and more particuone element of a bag frame ofangular crosslarly to such as are designed for use in se section, the same having afflexible lining 11 curing bag frames when closed. and covering 12,"through which are openings 5 This type of lock has a very decided advan to receive the lock securing'means. Y 55 tage for travelers, in that no. key .being re v The lockp'ar'ts. consistof apairof catch quired to control the lock, there is nothing to elements 14 secured to one, of the frame sides be lost, mislaid or carried'about. inanysuitable manner, these catches having Furthermore, a dial lock is less liable to lateral recesses15and angular contact ends 19 yield by attemptsat picking or other ,un-' 16, as seen in Figure 1, being of theusuah authorized means andresists opening to such type of'construction. as are unfamiliar with the combination. The lock casing'17', applied to the mating It is therefore an objectof the invention frame member, is preferablya hollowfelo i' to provide akeyless lock having a plurality gated & g h g e -Cir u ends;

f n llysettabledials, all of which reand raised to project slightly abovethe frame 65 quire placing in a predetermined position e s. I i f i before the locking mechanism is released,.b1 1t tepcling at right angles from theendsof permits closing of'the'bag frame sides at any he 8mg. a e flattened prongs 18 adapted to time irrespective of the position of the dials. P hrough the'openin'gs in the bag frame 99 A further feature is inth'e provision of a and also other parts of the structure, as will 70 1 f t pp 11 it d f it later become apparent, whereby the same are purpose, andwhich contains relatively few g g ly held to the/frame. L and simple parts,*all of which are 'capable D sposed within the casing, to slide freely of being cheaply constructed of sheet metal; ag ln t i upper wall, is a fiat plate 19 hav- These and other advantages, which wil1be-" 1 I1g rounded ends and containing a slot 20 at come-apparent as thed c i ti r lt-S centerand equally spacedtherefrom are are attained by the novel construction, com 6 sln'lllilfslots 0 and 20b} I bination and arrangement of elements, here X g'i thslots and 0 i fl d ib d d h w in th 0 one end, are tongues 21 and 21 integral with so i g drawing, forming a material part the plate, and reaching down from the plate,

of this disclosure, and in which on the same side, adjacent the slot 20, is a Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan View g' g32 7 U of a conventionalbag showing an embodi- Movably fitted to the central slot 20 is a ment of the lock as applied tothe side frames. Circlllfl? d c 22, i Which is fixed a post 23 r Figure 2 i a f t i f th i p extendingthrough a slot 24 in the casing wall. 85 tion of the lock, thecatches being in" section. and gl y earrylng a dial knob 25 by which Figure?) is a longitudinal sectional view the dlsc may be rotated and moved within taken on line 3.3 of Figure 1. L 1 thllmit f QS Ot Ou Figure 4 is a similar sectional view taken Other discs 26 and '26 are disposed in the 0.

line 4-4 thereof. 27 and 27 in their respective peripheries, the Figure 5 is another sectional view taken on m b ing engageable by the'tongues 21 and line 55 of Figure 3. a 21*,as bestseeninFigure 4. I Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line A 'fll P tS 28 and 28*, fixed in these discs,

66 of Figure 3, but looking in an opposite are ro a i h casing Wall but e t direction. v laterally movable, these posts rigidly carry- Figure 7 is a side elevational viewof theillg ial kn bs 29 a11d 29*, by whlchtheir rekeeper slide. spective discsmay be rotated','th'ese discs be- Figure 8 is a group perspective View of the mg of the nature of wards in a common lock.

ative parts of the lock. The several discs andplate 19 are uniform in thickness and have immediately below v them a bottom plate 30 tightly fitted in the casing, the plate having an opening 31, through which the lug 32 extends to move limitedly endwise of the casing.

Adjacently below the plate 30 is a pressed metal box-like casing 42 having fiat extended ends 33 containing openings 34, through which the prongs 18 pass, thereafter being bent to clamp the structure rigidly on the frame side, as best seen in Figure 2;

Opposed pairs of lugs 35 are bent inwardly towards each other from the edges of the casing 12 and on which is movably seated a channel shaped slide 36, the same having an opening or 90 receive the end of the lug 32, by

which motion may be transmitted to it.

'The slide or keeper 36 isprovidedin its front wall with spaced apart openings 37 to permit the entrance of thecatches 14, the

same also passing through openings 38 in the front wall of the casing A2,;

' respectively tothe casing 12 and keeper slide 36 by a pin 40 maintains the lock in a normally closed position, but perinits the slide to move against the spring when the catch elements 16 I are, forcibly presented in the openings 37, and also whenthe central knob 25 is manually actuated to moveitlie slideby reason of the plate 19 and its lug 32.

The severaldiscs are corrugated near their tops to aid in manipulation and are provided with numerals on theirfaces to register with a line 41 on the. top of the casing.

As has heenseen, the sides of the bag may be closed at any time without respect to the position of the dials, causing a locking effect between the keeper slide 36 and catches 1 1.

=When it is desired to unlock the bag, the

knobs 29 and 29 on the outer casing must be positioned to bring the disc notches EFF-'27 into register with the lugs 21- 21, permitting the central knob 20 to be moved and 45 carry with it the plate 19 and keeper slide 36 in the inner casing, thus freeing the catches to permit their withdrawal, the spring returning the several parts to their normal engaging position when the pressure is released.

Obviously the plate 19 and lugs 2121 prevent moving the knob 25 whenever the discs 2626 are rotated into other than aposition to receivethe lugs, thereby constituting an essentially safe and simple form of lock.

Although the preferred embodiment of this invention has been explained in detail, it is to be understood that changes therein may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

having two sections, oneheing fixed on the A tension SPIlIlgoQ, .attached'at its ends outer side and the other to the inner side of one of the bag frame sides, a catch carried by the mating frame side to enter the inner section, a spring actuated slide to normally retain the catch in said section, a plate slidable in the outer section directly connected with said slide to communicate motion thereto, means on the outer section to actuate said plate, and apair of independently operable means when set in a predetermined position -permitting movement of said plate and when in any other position preventing movement thereof.

theopenings, lug on saidplate engaged in said keepeig discs rotatable in the openings, two, of :said discs having notches to receive said tongues when in registertherewith, the third disohaving aplain periphery, knobs ca ried by said discs operable on said casand means on said knobs to indicate the posi ionof the notches in the discs, said third knobheing slidable longitudinally of the casin, hereby said plate and slide may be actuated torelease" the catch when the vtwo discs are in position to receive the tongues,

3. A keyless lockcomprisinga casing, a catch enter-able therein, a slide engageable with] said catch, said slide being soring impelled, a plate slidable inthe casing, said plate having three elongatech openings, tongueson said plate extendinginto two of the openings, a lug on said plate adapted to engage said keeper, discs rotatable in the openings, twoof said discs having notches to receive saidtongnes whenin register therewithj the third disc having a plain periphery,

knobs carried by said discs operable on said casing, a. plate immediately below the first named plate, said plate having an aperture through which the lug extends, and means on said knobs to' indicate the position ofthe mobs iiithedisc said third knob being slidable longitudinally of the casing to, actuate the plate and slide to release the catch when the othertwo discs are in position to, receive the tongues.

This specification signed and witnessed this fifth day of'Januai-y, 1928.

' r JO HN BECKER. 

